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FETLER v. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

No. 290, Docket 30123.

364 F.2d 650 (1966)

Daniel FETLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George G. Hunter, Jr., New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Edward N. Costikyan, New York City (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Mark H. Alcott, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before WATERMAN, MOORE and FEINBERG, Circuit Judges.

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the narrow issue of whether a jury could reasonably find that an alleged libel refers to plaintiff Daniel Fetler. The alleged libel appears in the portrayal of the chief character Maxim in a novel entitled "The Travelers," written by plaintiff's brother Andrew Fetler. Plaintiff, who is a teacher and a lecturer, brought this libel action against Houghton Mifflin Company, the publisher of the novel. The book is the author...

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